PROMINENT ROLE OF SECONDARY ANCHOR RESIDUES IN PEPTIDE BINDING TO HLA-A2.1 MOLECULES
PROMINENT ROLE OF SECONDARY ANCHOR RESIDUES IN PEPTIDE BINDING TO HLA-A2.1 MOLECULES
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DOI:
10.1016/0092-8674(93)90472-3
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发表时间:
1993-09-10
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影响因子:
64.5
通讯作者:
SETTE, A
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作者:
RUPPERT, J;SIDNEY, J;SETTE, A
The functional determinants of histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2.1-peptide interactions have been detailed by the use of quantitative molecular binding assays and a chemically synthesized library of naturally occurring epitopes. The importance of hydrophobic anchor residues in position 2 and the C-terminus minus was confirmed. These anchors are necessary, but not sufficient, for high affinity binding, as the predictions based solely on these anchors are only about 30% accurate. Prominent roles for several other positions (1, 3, and 7) were also demonstrated. The location of these residues within the peptides matches secondary A2.1 pockets previously demonstrated by X-ray crystallography. From a functional standpoint, similar dominant negative effects on binding were observed for charged residues in both nonamers and decamers, while positive effects differed between nonamers and decamers. An extended motif taking into account secondary anchors increased the predictability of A2.1-binding epitopes to a level of 70%, underscoring the practical usefulness of extended motifs.